Miss Cantrell began using stickers to reward her first-graders who stayed in their seats and completed their arithmetic worksheets on time. Using operant conditioning terms, Miss Cantrell is using a _____ to reward desired behavior.
A) primary reinforcer
B) negative reinforcer
C) conditioned reinforcer
D) punishment by removal

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Miss Cantrell is using stickers as a conditioned reinforcer, as they have been associated with the primary reinforcer of praise and approval from the teacher. The stickers have become a conditioned reinforcer through repeated pairing with the primary reinforcer.

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